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I think It is a Hedychridium sp, group ardens "subgroup" coriaceum (coriaceum or krajniki or valesianum), but I have difficulties for separate these 3 species (& I have only 1 specimen of my region, in France).

... group, in a way in the grassland of Chaudanne (Besançon). I think it is Hedychridium roseum roseum (not nanum, not chloropygum, not caputaureum?), but not sure (females valesianum are not metallic in the key on Chrysidids of Aosta), what do you think ?

... ignicollis graeca Arens, 2004; Chrysura demaculata (Arens, 2004); Hedychridium aroanium Arens, 2004; Hedychridium etruscum Strumia, 2003; Hedychridium ... 1959 Hedychridium buyssoni interrogatum Linsenmaier, 1959 Hedychridium valesianum Linsenmaier, 1959 [elevated to species rank by Rosa (2003)] ...